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Wally Berger League
5-25-2119
Rick van Skike First Base
Retired (2001, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .787 Status Deceased (2051) Option Years 0  
H 3194 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 10-18-1960
HR 297 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1978)
Majors Svc Time 19 years
(24 games)
RBI 1403
SB 219
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
Notes: Member of the Hall of Fame
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1983 LF CHN 122 121 1065.2 274 272 0 2 0 -6 2.30 .993
3B CHN 37 37 312.0 90 21 65 4 4 -10 2.48 .956
1984 3B CHN 104 104 900.2 312 74 218 20 8 -4 2.92 .936
LF CHN 53 53 472.0 123 121 0 2 0 -3 2.31 .984
1985 3B CHN 73 73 645.2 207 46 150 11 11 -6 2.73 .947
2B CHN 44 44 388.0 221 94 116 11 18 -9 4.87 .950
LF CHN 41 41 368.2 87 86 0 1 0 -2 2.10 .989
1986 2B CHN 118 118 1075.2 648 240 405 3 67 -7 5.40 .995
LF CHN 25 25 224.2 57 55 2 0 2 -1 2.28 1.000
3B CHN 12 9 86.0 35 10 24 1 3 +1 3.56 .971
1987 2B CHN 147 145 1317.1 804 279 520 5 82 +6 5.46 .994
3B CHN 11 10 96.2 23 6 17 0 1 +2 2.14 1.000
1988 2B CHN 149 149 1330.1 795 307 480 8 82 +13 5.32 .990
LF CHN 5 5 44.0 14 14 0 0 0 0 2.86 1.000
3B CHN 4 3 31.2 12 4 7 1 1 0 3.13 .917
1989 LF CHN 99 99 836.0 199 194 1 4 1 -1 2.10 .980
2B CHN 59 59 533.1 286 94 191 1 29 +11 4.81 .997
1990 2B CHN 158 158 1395.1 815 289 512 14 90 +3 5.17 .983
1991 RF CHN-KC 99 99 852.2 170 170 0 0 0 0 1.79 1.000
2B CHN-KC 36 36 318.1 206 71 133 2 27 +6 5.77 .990
3B CHN-KC 17 17 141.0 40 8 31 1 0 -1 2.49 .975
SS CHN-KC 3 3 26.0 11 2 9 0 0 0 3.81 1.000
1992 1B KC-NYA 60 60 517.2 561 536 24 1 39 -7 9.74 .998
3B KC-NYA 58 58 484.2 147 28 115 4 6 +2 2.66 .973
RF KC-NYA 40 40 353.2 69 68 1 0 1 0 1.76 1.000
1993 1B NYA 158 158 1409.0 1574 1509 57 8 115 +15 10.00 .995
1994 1B NYA 158 158 1416.1 1549 1479 60 10 107 +16 9.78 .994
1995 1B NYA 159 159 1432.2 1543 1480 60 3 108 +2 9.67 .998
1996 1B NYA 156 156 1388.0 1491 1439 49 3 104 +7 9.65 .998
1997 1B NYA 155 155 1361.2 1500 1438 58 4 123 +13 9.89 .997
1998 1B NYA 155 155 1366.1 1476 1415 55 6 105 +5 9.68 .996
1999 1B NYA 144 144 1274.2 1374 1312 54 8 114 -6 9.64 .994
2000 1B NYA 154 154 1352.0 1437 1366 62 9 122 -2 9.51 .994
2001 1B NYA 58 58 527.0 549 526 22 1 53 -1 9.36 .998
Pos Total 1B 1357 1357 12045.1 13054 12500 501 53 990 +42 9.71 .996
2B 711 709 6358.1 3775 1374 2357 44 395 +23 5.28 .988
LF 345 344 3011.0 754 742 3 9 3 -13 2.23 .988
3B 316 311 2698.1 866 197 627 42 34 -16 2.75 .952
RF 139 139 1206.1 239 238 1 0 1 0 1.78 1.000
SS 3 3 26.0 11 2 9 0 0 0 3.81 1.000
Total 2871 2863 25345.1 18699 15053 3498 148 1423 +36 6.59 .992
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Rick van Skike has retired from the New York Yankees
2000-04-29Rick van Skike collected his 3000th career hit.
1999-07-11Rick van Skike of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1996-05-15The New York Yankees have placed Rick van Skike on the trade block.
1992-07-24A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Mark Hicks, Francisco Roy, Jeff Garcia, Draft Pick 1994 Round 1 NYA (Kennie Stevens), Draft Pick 1993 Round 1 NYA (Jeff Patterson) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Rick van Skike, Edgar Rees.
1991-04-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago Whitewashers and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Dave Minor, Rick van Skike from the Chicago Whitewashers in exchange for Val Partenheimer.
1991-04-12The Chicago Whitewashers have placed Rick van Skike on the trade block.
1983-04-01The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Rick van Skike to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Ralph Jeffcoat to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Drew Miller to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Peter Schmitz to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have designated Trevor Painter for assignment. The Chicago Shorebirds have designated Jimmie Faas for assignment.
1981-04-04The Chicago Shorebirds have renamed Bob Pinelli to Rick van Skike.